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  • January 5, 2018 Alex Cox & Opinions on N.E.R.D.
    • Alex Cox
    • No_One Ever Really Dies N.E.R.D.
    • Jim
    • Featured Songs
  • January 12, 2018 Iron & Wine and Opinions on Jeff Rosenstock
    • Iron & Wine
    • Post- Jeff Rosenstock
    • In Memoriam: Rick Hall
    • Featured Songs
  • January 19, 2018 New Wave & Alison Moyet
    • New Wave
    • Alison Moyet
    • Featured Songs
  • January 26, 2018 Vic Mensa, Opinions on tUnE-yArDs, Dolores O’Riordan & Hugh Masekela
    • I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life tUnE-yArDs
    • Vic Mensa
    • Obit: Hugh Masekela
    • Obit: Dolores O’Riordan
    • Featured Songs
  • February 2, 2018 Cover Songs, Opinions on First Aid Kit & Mark E. Smith
    • Ray Padgett
    • Ruins First Aid Kit
    • Obit: Mark E. Smith
    • Featured Songs
  • February 9, 2018 "I Want You Back" Songs for Valentine's Day & Opinions on Justin Timberlake
    • Man of the Woods Justin Timberlake
    • "I Want You Back" for Valentine's Day
    • Featured Songs
  • February 16, 2018 Sir the Baptist & Opinions on MGMT
    • Sir The Baptist
    • Little Dark Age MGMT
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • February 23, 2018 Don Was, Opinions on Superchunk & Dessa
    • What a Time to be Alive Superchunk
    • Chime Dessa
    • Don Was
    • Featured Songs
  • March 2, 2018 Best Movie Soundtracks Pt. 2 & Opinions on the Black Panther Soundtrack
    • Black Panther Kendrick Lamar, SZA, the Weeknd, Anderson Paak & Vince Staples
    • Best Soundtracks, Part 2
    • Hooked On Sonics: Helado Negro
    • Featured Songs
  • March 9, 2018 Buried Treasures & A Giant Dog
    • Buried Treasures
    • A Giant Dog
    • Featured Songs
  • March 16, 2018 Songs About the Music Industry & Antibalas
    • Songs About the Music Industry
    • Antibalas
    • Featured Songs
  • March 23, 2018 SXSW 2018
    • SXSW 2018
    • Featured Songs
  • March 30, 2018 Exile on Main St.
    • Exile on Main St.
    • Featured Songs
  • April 6, 2018 The Regrettes, Buried Treasures & Frank Turner
    • Buried Treasures
    • The Regrettes
    • Hooked On Sonics: Frank Turner
    • Featured Songs
  • April 13, 2018 The Legend of Captain Beefheart, Opinions on Kacey Musgraves & Sarah Shook
    • Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves
    • Years Sarah Shook & the Disarmers
    • Captain Beefheart
    • Cecil Taylor
    • Featured Songs
  • April 20, 2018 Jason Isbell & Opinions on Cardi B
    • Music News
    • Jason Isbell
    • Invasion of Privacy Cardi B
    • Jim
    • Featured Songs
  • April 27, 2018 Songs About Horses, Opinions on Lucy Dacus & Torres
    • Songs About Horses
    • Historian Lucy Dacus
    • Hooked On Sonics: Torres
    • Featured Songs
  • May 4, 2018 Slayer, Opinions on Janelle Monáe & Liz Phair
    • Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe
    • Exile in Guyville Liz Phair
    • Slayer
    • Featured Songs
  • May 11, 2018 Buried Treasures & Guest Desert Island Jukebox
    • Buried Treasures
    • Desert Island Jukebox
    • Featured Songs
  • May 18, 2018 John Prine, Opinions on Courtney Barnett & Scott Hutchison
    • John Prine
    • Tell Me How You Really Feel Courtney Barnett
    • Obit: Scott Hutchison
    • Featured Songs
  • May 25, 2018 Give the Drummer Some
    • Joe Wong
    • Favorite Drum Moments in Rock
    • Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
    • Featured Songs
  • June 1, 2018 Anxious Anthems & Leon Bridges
    • Anxious Anthems
    • Leon Bridges
    • Featured Songs
  • June 8, 2018 Joni Mitchell’s Blue
    • Blue
    • Lindsay Zoladz
    • Blue Tracks
    • Featured Songs
  • June 15, 2018 Margo Price & Anthony Bourdain
    • Anthony Bourdain
    • Margo Price
    • Featured Songs
  • June 22, 2018 Hinds & Opinions on Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Parquet Courts & More
    • Everything Is Love Jay-Z
    • Wide Awake! Parquet Courts
    • Hell-On Neko Case
    • Hinds
    • Featured Songs
  • June 29, 2018 Best Albums of 2018 So Far
    • Best Albums of 2018 So Far
    • Featured Songs
  • July 6, 2018 Sound Opinions LIVE
    • Sound Opinions Live!
    • Featured Songs
  • July 13, 2018 Buried Treasures & MSNBC’s Ari Melber
    • Buried Treasures
    • Ari Melber
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • July 20, 2018 PJ Morton & Opinions on Drake
    • Music News
    • PJ Morton
    • Featured Songs
  • July 27, 2018 Alice Cooper, Opinions on Chance the Rapper & Deafheaven
    • I might Need Security Chance The Rapper
    • Ordinary Corrupt Human Love Deafheaven
    • Alice Cooper
    • Jim & Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • August 3, 2018 Sound Opinions at Sea & Phoebe Bridgers
    • Songs About The Sea
    • Phoebe Bridgers
    • Featured Songs
  • August 10, 2018 Roxy Music
    • Roxy Music
    • Featured Songs
  • August 17, 2018 Remembering Aretha Franklin
    • Remembering Aretha Franklin
    • Featured Songs
  • August 24, 2018 Billions Co-Creator & Screenwriter Brian Koppelman, Opinions on The Coup & Amanda Shires
    • Sorry to Bother You Killer Mike, E-40, Merrill Garbus & tUnE-yArDs
    • To the Sunset Amanda Shires
    • Brian Koppelman
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • August 31, 2018 Mastodon’s Brann Dailor & Songs About the Devil
    • Mastodon
    • Songs About the Devil
    • Featured Songs
  • September 7, 2018 Buried Treasures & Bat Fangs
    • Buried Treasures
    • Bat Fangs
    • Jim
    • Featured Songs
  • September 14, 2018 Disco & Seymour Stein
    • Seymour Stein
    • Disco
    • Featured Songs
  • September 21, 2018 Dessa & Opinions on Paul McCartney
    • Dessa
    • Egypt Station Paul McCartney
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • September 28, 2018 Diss Tracks & Rock Doctors
    • Diss Tracks
    • Rebecca
    • Featured Songs
  • October 5, 2018 Wayne Kramer of the MC5, Opinions on Noname & Otis Rush
    • Otis Rush
    • Room 25 Noname
    • Wayne Kramer of the MC5
    • Featured Songs
  • October 12, 2018 Buried Treasures & Beatles Audio Engineer Geoff Emerick
    • Buried Treasures
    • Geoff Emerick
    • Featured Songs
  • October 19, 2018 Film & T.V. Music Supervisor Susan Jacobs, Opinions on Prince & Sam Phillips
    • Piano & a Microphone 1983 Prince
    • World on Sticks Sam Phillips
    • Film & TV Music Supervisor Susan Jacobs
    • Jim
    • Featured Songs
  • October 26, 2018 Scary Songs For Halloween & Opinions on Greta Van Fleet
    • Scary Songs
    • Anthem of the Peaceful Army Greta Van Fleet
    • Featured Songs
  • November 2, 2018 21st Century Protest Music & Opinions on Robyn
    • Honey Robyn
    • Modern Protest Songs
    • Greg
    • Featured Songs
  • November 9, 2018 Lennon v. McCartney Solo Careers & Opinions on Vince Staples & Makaya McCraven
    • Lennon & McCartney Solo Careers
    • FM! Vince Staples
    • Universal Beings Makaya McCraven
    • Jim
    • Featured Songs
  • November 16, 2018 Buried Treasures & Dad Rap
    • Buried Treasures
    • Dad Rock, Meet Dad Rap
    • Featured Songs
  • November 23, 2018 Astral Weeks 50th Anniversary & Guest Desert Island Jukebox
    • Astral Weeks
    • Guest Desert Island Jukebox
    • Featured Songs
  • November 30, 2018 Singer-Songwriter Amanda Shires & Opinions on Anderson .Paak & Art Brut
    • Oxnard Anderson .Paak
    • Bang Bang Rock & Roll Art Brut
    • Amanda Shires
    • Featured Songs
  • December 7, 2018 The Best Albums of 2018
    • The Best Albums of 2018
    • Featured Songs
  • December 14, 2018 Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular
    • Holiday Spectacular
    • Rudolph Pouts...And Pouts Again
    • Featured Songs
  • December 21, 2018 Rush & Paying Tribute to Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks
    • Rush
    • Pete Shelley
    • Featured Songs
  • December 28, 2018 Jim & Greg’s 2018 Mixtapes & In Memoriam
    • In Memoriam
    • Mixtapes
    • Featured Songs
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